Introduction, and explanation

Hello everyone,
This blog is about my journey to have bariatric surgery. It is my hope that this blog will help another person in their journey as well. I understand that this is a controversial, yet more accepted weight loss tool; but I also know that it is an extremely effective tool. There are many who would ask why someone would have bariatric surgery, I myself used to be one of those people. I never thought of it as an option for myself until about two years ago.

Two years ago, a very close friend had decided to do the gastric bypass surgery. She was successful with the surgery but also had a lot of nutritional problems. It was then that I realized that this is not a quick fix tool.  This is a tool that will require a lot of sacrifice and dedication. You cannot simply have the surgery and everything is better. Firstly, each requirement from your insurance company may be different. Secondly, your doctor or group may have various requirements that must be completed. The requirements for my surgery will be discussed at a later time.

You may be asking, "Why is she taking such a drastic step just to lose weight?" There are so many reasons and I intend to be completely honest. For my entire life, I have been overweight; always teased and looked down upon of course, although I feel I have overcome my internal struggle at society's treatment of me. I love myself, I just really and truly want to be more healthy. I don't care if I look like a model, I would be happy with just being a healthy weight. Related to my health, I have many health problems that have also affected me and which would get better if I could lose weight: Asthma, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), and recently a Vitamin D deficiency, also I have Sleep Apnea.

What is Asthma? According to my doctor, it is actually a form of  "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)". I have had this my entire life, and when I was young, I was in the hospital on numerous occasions for asthma attacks which could have, and sometimes almost killed me. When someone has an Asthma flare up, their lungs become inflamed and narrow the airways. You can read more about it HERE.


What is PCOS? Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a disease in which the female ovaries forms "cysts" which are actually structures called "follicles" which retain the immature egg, instead of fully developing and releasing the egg. This disease causes an excess production of both female and male hormones, increased insulin levels, and makes it hard to lose weight, and can cause Vitamin D deficiency. I have all of these symptoms of PCOS. You can read more HERE.

Aside from these health reasons, I also would like to be a police officer. Whether that actually happens is something completely unrelated; however, unless I can pass the physical fitness test I will never get the chance to be a real contender.

I would also like to have a family someday, and my continued weight gain decreases the chances that I could actually conceive a child. Furthermore, I'm not really interested in being with someone while I'm overweight. It's just how it is for me. But I always appreciate man candy, it goes easy on the eyes. :)

I hope that whatever your opinion, you will enjoy reading about my progress over the next couple of months to the next couple of years. For those of you reading because you have made this decision, I hope this helps you in some way.